Hong Kong media reported that the vetting committee, which specializes in examining the qualifications of candidates for public office in Hong Kong, has begun its work, focusing on preventing anyone who “pretends to support the Basic Law or pledge allegiance to the SAR”.
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) reported on Wednesday that the chairman of the candidate eligibility committee, Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Lee Ka-chiu, said their criteria for determining whether a candidate with a democratic background could run for office after resigning from his party was loyalty to the Basic Law and allegiance to the SAR, and that they would make a judgment based on the actual situation and facts.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced the list of the CAC on Tuesday, with the remaining three official members being Secretary for Security Tang Bing-keung, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tsang Kwok-wai and Secretary for Home Affairs Tsui Ying-wai.
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) passed a decision in March to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system, which includes the establishment of the CAC to review and confirm the qualifications of candidates for the Chief Executive, the Election Committee and the Legislative Council.
It is widely believed in the international community that Beijing is trying to take full control of Hong Kong’s political system and that “one country, two systems” has come to an end.
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